Category Archives: Psion (SIBO)
Hinges 2: Psion
This time about healing broken hinges in SIBO Psions. It seems that this happens to be an issue in Psions too. David MacKay has written an exhaustive and excellently illustrated tutorial on how to repair the hinges. You may find … Continue reading
[RC] Learning resources
The best book on programming (SIBO and EPOC) Psion machines is “Programming Psion Computers” by Leigh Edwards. It covers wide range of topics, including SIBO architecture, available programming tools and detailed OPL reference. And it’s free 🙂 You can download … Continue reading
[RC] Retrochallenge!
The 2013 Summer Competition has started and so have I – for the first time. For long I thought I would do something on Atari Portfolio, but at the end of June, when my Portfolio went dead (batteries) once again, … Continue reading
Psion, Linux PC and a cable
I remember that I promised to write something about connecting Psion palmtop (either Series 3 or Series 5) to a Linux-based PC without using CF card. Just a PC-Link cable. The great news is that many Linux distributions… already have … Continue reading
Games: A for Adventure
One of the fields where vintage palmtops can easily compete with modern gadgets, is adventure gaming. I mean those games where you type “examine box” and the computer tells you that there is a small piece of paper inside. Or … Continue reading
Psionic programming, part 2
Go to part 1 First steps So you want to write programs. Ok, here are the first steps you should follow: 1. Sit down, take a deep breath and think, what kind of software you’d like to create. Should it … Continue reading
Psionic programming, part 1
From Organiser to Series 5: Programming tools It’s not so far from the truth, that Psion Company has set the standards for many modern portable computers. Their sophisticated, sometimes revolutionary solutions pioneered the development of palmtops. Unfortunately, one of the … Continue reading